There are very few sports where you can find that tranquility. Some people find that in golf, but when you're in the water it's such a difference from the golf course or the basketball court. That's what makes surfing unique over any other sport.

I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been blessed to play a role in educating players and fans about the culture and history of America's southernmost territory.

I do have a trophy room. It's in my attic in boxes.

All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture - community, hard work, perseverance, respect - contribute directly to our success.

Football is pretty much played 16 times a year, where training is kind of a year-round thing.

Material things aren't important to me.

Some of us might not understand why LeBron James is the way he is, but fortunately he found his great craft in life.